Kseniya Kizilova is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Political Science at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany. She has a background in Sociology and survey research methodology, as well as Political Science and International Relations. Her research focuses on social capital and political trust, socio-political transformations in developing and transitional societies, as well as well-being and quality of life. Dr. Kizilova leads the secretariat of the World Values Survey Association, an international research program. She also serves as Vice-Director of the Eurasia Barometer research initiative in Eastern Europe. Additionally, she is a board member of Research Committee 17 on Comparative Public Opinion within the International Political Science Association and serves as Vice-President of Research Committee 20 on Comparative Sociology under the International Sociological Association.